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Sunday, April 21, 2024

"Managing Desire"

Matthew 5:27-30

This Sunday, Pastor will continue in the message series based on the Sermon on the Mount.

There will be Kids Ministry Programming this Sunday.

Our Spring 2 Discipleship Classes will meet beginning Sunday, April 7 and go through Sunday, May 26th at 10:08am. Class information can be found in the front lobby, and on our website at www.gayton.church/adults.

Rev. Bryon Lepere and Rev. Jennifer Mullins will be co-leading a Wednesday Night Bible study called, "Jesus said, "I Am..." - a study on Jesus' "I am" statements in the Gospel of John. The whole church is invited to come. Folks are invited to bring their own dinner at 5:45pm to the Pumphouse Cafe for fellowship. The Bible study will go from 6:30-7:30pm.

Shawn Allen, a Richmond native and creator of Jazz Nativity is coming all the way from South Florida to tickle the ivories and get your toes tapping!

On May 6th, Shawn will be joined by many talented musical guests, including two members of The KOS Band.

They'll use swing, blues, folk, gospel, rock-n-roll, reggae, and disco music to tell a powerful story about how people can work together to share God's love with those who need it most.

We are excited to continue supporting Shawn's ministry by hosting this event on May 6th.

Our Food Pantry relies mostly on donations. Pick up a couple extra boxes of crackers and plastic containers of jelly during the month of April.

As always, any and all donations are appreciated.

Young Adult Life Nights

Join us for Life Night each Tuesday from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Contact Jennifer@gayton.church for more information.

Gayton Student Life Nights

Our Gayton Student LifeNight time will be from 6:00-7:30pm. We will provide a light, pre-packaged snacks. Anyone who wishes to bring a snack to share is always welcome to do so without scheduling it. LifeNights will continue to include open gym & drawing room, games, worship, Bible study and fun community-building.  This 6:00-7:30pm time frame will remain through the summer and into the new school year, barring a special youth event or churchwide event.

Check out gayton.church/students for more information and upcoming events.

Join us Sunday mornings at 10:08 am for Youth Brunch in room 223.

Sign up below to help with Youth Brunch.

Gayton Student Ministry 2nd Annual "AMAZING RACE"!

For all students in 6th-12th grade!

Sunday, May 19 

Noon- 7:00pm

Cost - $20

Sign-up by or before April 28th.

Students will be assigned to teams* of 4-6 people with an adult driver. Teams will be given a team color and name prior to the event so they can plan to dress in that color. After the 11:00am worship service, which ends by noon, all of the participants will have lunch together at the church; receive all the "Amazing Race" rules and instructions, and prepare to start the race. The start of the race will be at 1:00pm. Teams will be given clues to solve and follow to get to destinations where they will have challenges to complete. The tasks to complete are varied, from silly and fun, to creative, to helping others, to mission-focused, to brain-teasers, to physical challenges. All require teamwork and along the way, there will be items to keep up with and a Bible verse to memorize and ultimately recite at the finish line. The "race" will take the teams all over the Richmond area. Dinner will be included along the way. This is a very popular event and is incredibly fun! It is a great event to invite friends to!  *Students will be assigned to the same teams as their invited guests. (No worries.).  All students and invited friends and guests should sign-up by or before Sunday, April 28th.  Each participant will need to fill out a medical release form and sign a code of conduct. At the end of the race, drivers will bring students back to the church to be picked up.

Gayton Student Mission Camp - "Mission Connection Celebration - MC2"

Monday, July 22-Friday, July 26

For students in completed 6th-12th grade.

Eagle Eyrie Conference Center, Lynchburg, Virginia

Cost: $350 - includes lodging, linens, meals, programming, activities, mission supplies/materials

This is a week of worship, fun, mission work, Bible study and community-building. We will join groups from all over Virginia for worship and special missions. However, our own group will stay together in our own lodge, all serve together on our assigned mission site, sit together for meals, and work on community-building together. Meanwhile, in free time, students can enjoy the pool, fun activities, an ice cream and coffee shop and having fun together.  

Sign-up by or before Sunday, May 19 ( the day of the Amazing Race).

Each participant will be given a packet of medical release forms, a code of conduct, other mission camp information and what to pack, in addition to information about the week's Bible theme. We will also need your t-shirt size. There will be a mission camp participant meeting scheduled in June.

It's time for Summer SHINE! Share His Influence Now to Everyone!

As you may know, each summer, Gayton Kids Ministry Sunday morning programming is staffed by our parents and other church volunteers who are asked to serve a single Sunday from Memorial Day to Labor Day. This provides a break for some of our Kids Min leaders who serve consistently September through May and allows an opportunity for families to participate in kids programming with their children, interacting with leaders and kids! 

Please consider your summer schedule (trips, vacations, etc) and choose one week to serve! We would like to have kids programming (nursery, preschool, and elementary) during the Bible Study hour at 9 am and during the worship service at 10 am, but this is entirely dependent on volunteer sign ups. All lesson plans will be written for you and shared with you in advance, and all resources needed to complete the activities will be pulled for you and ready in the room on Sunday. 

We require at least two leaders in each ministry area, one of whom is 18+. Families are welcome to serve together. 

Please let me know if you have any questions! 

Hillary 

Come join Mrs. Hillary for a fun evening celebrating faith and our community at Faith Night at the Flying Squirrels game on Saturday, May 18 at 6:05 pm against the Reading Fightin' Phils. Come early for music and pregame player testimonials. Stick around after the game for fireworks from up close and inside the fences. Gates: 5:00 PM | First pitch: 6:05 PM | 

Buy your own tickets online or in person and meet Mrs. Hillary in General Admission section 214!

📊 FINANCIAL HEALTH UPDATE

(Budget = Anticipated Giving; Actual = Actual Giving Received; YTD = Year-to-Date)

YTD TOTAL giving through 4/14/2024 = $724,089.60

YTD budget through 4/14/2024 = $838,272.03

YTD difference = ($114,182.43)

Funds collected to Budget =85%